Monumental reopening

, May 12, 2014

Jenny and Kevin Carrasquillo take a "selfie" with their tickets for the re-opening of the Washington Monument in Washington on May 12. The monument, long a landmark on the US capital's skyline, reopened on Monday after being closed for repairs for almost three years after it was damaged in a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in August 2011. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque